This artwork honors the strength and resolve of motherhood, making it a powerful tribute for Mother’s Day. Ercole de’ Roberti portrays a mother shielding her children amid collapse - hands steady, head bowed, utterly composed. She doesn’t flinch from devastation; she endures it. This is not a portrait of triumph, but of presence - care as resistance, love held without hesitation.Currently held by the National Gallery of Art courtesy of the Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.
